[ For as long as she can remember, her life has never been an enjoyable one. Born a daughter to King Uther, he had no use for a female heir to the throne. That sort of thing would only allow one of his enemies to charm a princess and marry in. Completely unacceptable, she was sent away to live with a knight.
That life wasn't too bad. All she ever wanted was to prove her worth to her father, but he grew ill before she could. Turmoil struck the land without a king and many people argued as to who should rise up. Knights competed against each other, but this girl had been too young to participate. So Merlin did what any wizard would do in that situation.
Thus the legend of the Sword in the Stone was born. She knew from the moment she withdrew the sword that everything would change. No longer could she return to a carefree life. Furthermore, she had to hide her gender. That was easy enough with a spell (a curse truly) that stunted her growth. Having to keep herself distant, she became known as an emotionless king, but one that brought victory with her everywhere she went. Not even her Knights of the Round Table could trust her, but that was to be expected really.
Twelve bloody wars later, she met her end at the blade of a homunculus born of her own blood (and semen apparently but we don't talk about Nasubullshit here.). During this time, this individual by the name of Mordred tore apart her kingdom politically, leaving her knights to fight amongst each other. Britain was at it's end of a prosperous reign and all because she was unable to allow anyone close.
So she did as any king would: plead with Gaia for a chance to set things right. With a contract formed with the world (after she completed her goal, she would be forever known as a Counter Guardian, never able to rest in peace). Since she hadn't quite died yet, she was not able to return to the Throne of Heroes as any Heroic Spirit could, so instead she waited knelt down on a red ground for the chance.
The Fourth Holy Grail War was to be her redemption. That magical artifact could grant any wish, so her's was to simply have a king who could have ruled in her absence. To undo all of the hard work she did and to simply not exist. During this war, she met many other spirits throughout history, each with their own fascination with her.
The first of these spirits was Lancer, a knight as honorable as herself. Having found someone who could rejuvenate her, Saber was happy to fight against him and later alongside him. Her Master, a man who refused to speak to her, tricked Lancer's Master however. That man known as Kayneth forced Lancer to kill himself in the middle of their duel, then Kiritsugu and Maiya eliminated Lancer's Masters (that man and his fiancee) to gain an edge in the war.
The second of these spirits was Caster, a man who mistook her for someone else. Cruel fascination caused him to rip apart the world by creating behemoths of true evil. She eliminated them with the help of Lancer before his demise and had to expose herself as King Arthur with her Noble Phantasm.
The third of these spirits was Archer, a king who thought every possession of the world belonged to him. Rightfully so, but he took even Saber as one of his possessions. Fascinated with her, he insisted she become his bride even during their final fight, distracting her in an unpredictable manner.
The fourth of these spirits was Rider, another king who dismissed her for every one of her beliefs. With the thought that a king has to conquer by being strong and selfish, his ways of ruling a land were seen as tyrannical by her.
The final spirit of interest to her was Berserker, who turned out to be one of her exiled Knights of the Round Table. Having to face him, she almost gave up, allowing him to beat on her without any fight in return. While they may have resolved things partially during their encounter, it was still one of the many burdens she carries.
Despite all of that, with the Holy Grail within her reach, that Master spoke to her in rare occurrence. By commanding her to destroy the Holy Grail. Initially she had resisted, but after the next spell, there was no willpower left. Having been forced to destroy the very object she sought out, a powerful fire engulfed the city, killing thousands of people. You know, that same fire that ruined Shirou Emiya's life.
Having been forced to return to that bloody hill, she waited until the next chance. Ten years of sentience to contemplate the past war. Why, she even failed Irisviel, who had been the only other person to show her kindness during that time. But ten years later, the Fifth Holy Grail called for her.
As the Servant to the son of her previous Master, Saber endured this war easier than the one before. Even if she was taken as a personal slave to another (Caster, fucking Casters). Even if she had to fight the future version of her Master. Even changing Masters throughout the war (a total of three times) didn't compare to the scars the previous war left her. Not even the incident of Illyasviel's death could shake her up too badly, no, that would happen long after she arrived in Route to discover that girl truly was the child of Irisviel she saw during the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Despite all of that, Saber still had to do what she did during the Fourth Holy Grail War: destroy the Holy Grail a second time. This time though without failure. Never would she have the chance to finish her contract with the world, so there would be a chance to go to Avalon. Instead, she was forced to return to that bloodied hill once again to wait for the rest of eternity. Until the chance to complete that contract would occur.
And that?
That was before she arrived in Johto. Here she was able to meet a different Merlin, one that struck her fancy in ways she never thought possible. Here she was able to meet the king Arthur he followed. With the knowledge that it is possible for her wish to come true, every day spent in Johto is one of regret.
Because she has to return to that prison on the battlefield so that she could complete her wish to save Britain. ]
I do not think ill of my life so I am afraid there are no stories to tell. [ Typical Saber. ]
Saber ♚ Fate/
That life wasn't too bad. All she ever wanted was to prove her worth to her father, but he grew ill before she could. Turmoil struck the land without a king and many people argued as to who should rise up. Knights competed against each other, but this girl had been too young to participate. So Merlin did what any wizard would do in that situation.
Thus the legend of the Sword in the Stone was born. She knew from the moment she withdrew the sword that everything would change. No longer could she return to a carefree life. Furthermore, she had to hide her gender. That was easy enough with a spell (a curse truly) that stunted her growth. Having to keep herself distant, she became known as an emotionless king, but one that brought victory with her everywhere she went. Not even her Knights of the Round Table could trust her, but that was to be expected really.
Twelve bloody wars later, she met her end at the blade of a homunculus born of her own blood (
and semen apparently but we don't talk about Nasubullshit here.). During this time, this individual by the name of Mordred tore apart her kingdom politically, leaving her knights to fight amongst each other. Britain was at it's end of a prosperous reign and all because she was unable to allow anyone close.So she did as any king would: plead with Gaia for a chance to set things right. With a contract formed with the world (after she completed her goal, she would be forever known as a Counter Guardian, never able to rest in peace). Since she hadn't quite died yet, she was not able to return to the Throne of Heroes as any Heroic Spirit could, so instead she waited knelt down on a red ground for the chance.
The Fourth Holy Grail War was to be her redemption. That magical artifact could grant any wish, so her's was to simply have a king who could have ruled in her absence. To undo all of the hard work she did and to simply not exist. During this war, she met many other spirits throughout history, each with their own fascination with her.
The first of these spirits was Lancer, a knight as honorable as herself. Having found someone who could rejuvenate her, Saber was happy to fight against him and later alongside him. Her Master, a man who refused to speak to her, tricked Lancer's Master however. That man known as Kayneth forced Lancer to kill himself in the middle of their duel, then Kiritsugu and Maiya eliminated Lancer's Masters (that man and his fiancee) to gain an edge in the war.
The second of these spirits was Caster, a man who mistook her for someone else. Cruel fascination caused him to rip apart the world by creating behemoths of true evil. She eliminated them with the help of Lancer before his demise and had to expose herself as King Arthur with her Noble Phantasm.
The third of these spirits was Archer, a king who thought every possession of the world belonged to him. Rightfully so, but he took even Saber as one of his possessions. Fascinated with her, he insisted she become his bride even during their final fight, distracting her in an unpredictable manner.
The fourth of these spirits was Rider, another king who dismissed her for every one of her beliefs. With the thought that a king has to conquer by being strong and selfish, his ways of ruling a land were seen as tyrannical by her.
The final spirit of interest to her was Berserker, who turned out to be one of her exiled Knights of the Round Table. Having to face him, she almost gave up, allowing him to beat on her without any fight in return. While they may have resolved things partially during their encounter, it was still one of the many burdens she carries.
Despite all of that, with the Holy Grail within her reach, that Master spoke to her in rare occurrence. By commanding her to destroy the Holy Grail. Initially she had resisted, but after the next spell, there was no willpower left. Having been forced to destroy the very object she sought out, a powerful fire engulfed the city, killing thousands of people.
You know, that same fire that ruined Shirou Emiya's life.Having been forced to return to that bloody hill, she waited until the next chance. Ten years of sentience to contemplate the past war. Why, she even failed Irisviel, who had been the only other person to show her kindness during that time. But ten years later, the Fifth Holy Grail called for her.
As the Servant to the son of her previous Master, Saber endured this war easier than the one before. Even if she was taken as a personal slave to another (Caster, fucking Casters). Even if she had to fight the future version of her Master. Even changing Masters throughout the war (a total of three times) didn't compare to the scars the previous war left her. Not even the incident of Illyasviel's death could shake her up too badly, no, that would happen long after she arrived in Route to discover that girl truly was the child of Irisviel she saw during the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Despite all of that, Saber still had to do what she did during the Fourth Holy Grail War: destroy the Holy Grail a second time. This time though without failure. Never would she have the chance to finish her contract with the world, so there would be a chance to go to Avalon. Instead, she was forced to return to that bloodied hill once again to wait for the rest of eternity. Until the chance to complete that contract would occur.
And that?
That was before she arrived in Johto. Here she was able to meet a different Merlin, one that struck her fancy in ways she never thought possible. Here she was able to meet the king Arthur he followed. With the knowledge that it is possible for her wish to come true, every day spent in Johto is one of regret.
Because she has to return to that prison on the battlefield so that she could complete her wish to save Britain. ]
I do not think ill of my life so I am afraid there are no stories to tell. [ Typical Saber. ]